Main Entry: gla·ci·ol·o·gy

Pronunciation: \ˌglā-shē-ˈä-lə-jē, -sē-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin glacies + International Scientific Vocabulary -logy

Date: 1889

: any of the branches of science dealing with snow or ice accumulation, glaciation, or glacial epochs

— gla·ci·o·log·i·cal \-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective

— gla·ci·ol·o·gist \-ˈä-lə-jist\ noun